The collapse of Rana Plaza, built on swampy ground outside the capital Dhaka, ranks amongst the world’s worst industrial accidents, and sparked an outcry for greater safety in the world’s second-largest exporter of ready-made garments.Rana himself is in jail, while 16 of his co-accused are on bail and the remaining 24 have absconded. The court issued arrest warrants against them on Monday.

Shortly after the collapse a former chief engineer of the state-run Capital Development Authority told Reuters that Rana had not received proper consent for the building, and that an additional three storeys had also been added illegally.Duty free access offered by Western countries and low wages helped turn Bangladesh’s garment exports into a $25 billion a year industry. Sixty percent of the clothes go to Europe, with 23 percent heading to the United States and 5 percent to Canada.Roy Ramesh Chandra, president of United Federation of Garments Workers said that the trial process has taken a long time. “Still, it is a step forward and we demand justice,” he told Reuters.